A lone hawksbill turtle approaches Jim Luecke, Maui Ocean Center’s assistant curator, during a dive off Maui’s southern coastline. Hawksbill sightings are extremely rare in Maui waters.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide ... It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color ...

Five types of sea turtles call Hawaiian waters their home ... diet gives sea turtles their cartilage and fat a greenish color, which is how they get their name. Although it might be tempting ...

The Center has been going to court to defend loggerhead sea turtles from deadly fishing-gear entanglements off the U.S. West and East coasts, as well as off Hawaii, for more than 20 years. After our ...

The Book of Honu is a wonderful guide for all turtle enthusiasts, especially those interested in seeing Hawaii’s green sea turtle, or honu, in the wild. The authors, Peter Bennet and Ursula ...

Dive into the island's surrounding turquoise water and you'll likely find an array of colorful fish (think: bright yellow tang, rainbow runners and ... like dolphins and sea turtles.